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Fair Share Amendment to be on 2022 ballot

On Wednesday night the Massachusetts legislature voted 159 to 41 to put the Fair Share Amendment on the 2022 ballot. The initiative was shepherded through the legislature by state Representative Jim O'Day and Senator Jason Lewis. The initiative would impose a 4% surtax on household income of more than $1 million dollars. This is income — not assets. So even owning a million dollar house would not trigger the additional tax. It is estimated that only a sixth of one percent of all Massachusetts residents would be affected by the amendment. Massachusetts currently has a flat tax of 5%. The...

New Bedford Light begins publishing

New Bedford's newspaper of record, the Standard-Times, is now owned by the Gannett Corporation, USA Today's parent company. Nationally, with newspapers slowly replacing local news with syndicated content, New Bedford news consumers are rooting for the survival of community journalism. And we have been luckier than many communities. The Standard Times has made an effort to swim against the tide, and joining the New Bedford Guide, O Jornal and Dartmouth Week in filling the local news gap are two new community news upstarts, The Scallop! — and now the New Bedford Light. After months of planning and community surveys, the...

NBCSOS to be honored with MTA’s 2021 Human & Civil Rights Award

Congratulations to our friends at NBCSOS! The MTA Human Relations Committee is hosting its 2021 Human & Civil Rights Awards Ceremony which will be held virtually via Zoom on June 18, 2021 from 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM. The Human and Civil Rights Ceremony honors MTA members and others who have made substantial contributions in support of human and civil rights. This year the following organizations and individuals will be honored: Kathleen Roberts Creative Leadership Award Recipients: 2020 Sutton High School Connections Program Black Student Union of Cambridge Rindge and Latin 2021 Alice Arena, President of the Fore River Residents...

MOU Commission Teach-In

The policing reform bill created a permanent Commission to create a model Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between schools and police departments that have assigned school police (aka SROs). CfJJ and MHLAC were appointed to the Commission by statute and their respective executive directors are full voting members. These two organizations want to make sure that the perspectives and experiences of community members and advocates, who know first-hand how police in schools operate, are centered in the decision making on the MOU document, which will govern how police behave in schools and provide a basis for further grass-roots advocacy. Therefore, CfJJ...

Juneteenth Pop Up Outdoor Market

The upcoming Black in Business Juneteenth Pop-up Outdoor Market is the first in a series featuring Black makers and creators. You can learn more about the event here. The Pop-up Market will take place on Juneteenth, June 19th @ 11am - 3pm at the Rotch Jones Duff House 396 County St., New Bedford, MA 02740 Please forward this announcement to friends and colleagues who are passionate about supporting Black business and anyone else who might be interested in sponsoring the event. For more information download event details.  

Calling in the Calling Out Culture, with Loretta J. Ross

Virtual New Bedford Lyceum Lecture presents: Calling in the Calling Out Culture, with Loretta J. Ross Thursday, June 10, 2021 from 6:00pm - 7:30pm EDT Registration required - http://bit.ly/june10ROSS Can we build a unified and strategic human rights movement that weaves our strengths together and uses our differences as a platform for modeling a positive future? Loretta J. Ross, an award-winning, nationally-recognized expert on racism and racial justice, women's rights, and human rights, believes we can. But to build this movement, we need to make a commitment to recognize and support each other. Calling people in, rather than calling them...
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